Walter samuel withers



W. S. WiTHERS.

-Fireplace Grate.

Patented Aug. 17, 1869.

N. PETERS. Photo-Lithograph. Washington. ILC.

y iiiui (gdatei WALTER SAMUEL WITHERS, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

Letters Patent N 93,939, dated August 17, 1869.

FIRE-PLACE GRATE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part o! thesame.

` reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my'invention consists in the confl struction and generalarrangement of' a portable grate, in which a large or small fire may behad, to suit the convenience.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains, to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, whichform a part ot' this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a planview, and

'Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section of my portable grate.

A fkrepresent two standards, of any dimensions desired, between which,and at a suitable point above their lower edges', is placed the bottomgrate B, se-V cured to the standards by bolts and screws.

The bottom gra-te is always the one that burns out first, and I haremade this portiony separate, so that when it burns out it can beremoved, and a new one inserted, without losing the whole grate.

The front portion of thc grate C is made in any of the known and usualstyles, and also seeuredto the standards A A by bolts and screws. It isalso secured to the bottom l by a bolt and screw passing through ears I)I), on their under sides, as shown in lig. 2.

At the rear edges, and on thev inner sides ofthe standards A A, aregrooved lugs a and a', and at a suitable point between said lugs and thefront grate C, are other grooved lugs, b b', as shoim in tig. 2.

In the` grooves on said lugs the back E ofthe grate i is inserted, saidback consisting of a plate, with a hole .or opening, c, in the centre,near the upper edge, to

forni a convenient handle to remove the back of the grate.

It witl be seen that if the back E is placed perpendicularly downthrough the lugs a a', a Veryla-rge iire can be obtained. By placing itin an inclined position through the lngs a and b', the grooves in whichare made inclined for that purpose, a smaller' tire may be made.

' The back E' may also be placed, as represented in the drawings,perpendicular-ly through the l'ugs b and b', which will make astillsmaller tire. It may also be placed in front ofthe latter lugs, ifsojdesired, thus making a very small grate..

Having thus fully described my invention,

That I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination ot' the standards A-A, bottom B, and front C,constructed and arranged as described, and connected together,substantially in the manneland for the purposes herein set folth.

2. The combination of the' standards A A, having grooved lugs a. a' andb b', bottom B, front C, and adjustable back E, all constructed andarranged substantially as andpfor the purposes herein set forth.

'In testimony-'that I yclaim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this 2d day of March, 1869.

Y WALTER SAMUEL WITHERS.

Witnesses M. C. MARSHALL, H. MARSHALL.

